Abstract:Sponges are singular players in the marine silicon cycle. They accumulate vast stocks of biogenic silica within their bodies and in the sediments beneath them over long periods. These silica stocks are recycled at slow rates, much slower than that of other silicon users such as diatoms. The observation of an abrupt change in sponge biomass in a temperate coastal ecosystem led us to study the effect of nudibranch (Doris verrucosa) predation on the silicon budget of a sponge (Hymeniacidon perlevis) population on… Show more
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